The Emotional Stages Of Attending High School

High school is one of the most memorable periods of your lifetime. You meet lifelong friends and prepare for major milestones. From the excitement of becoming a true ~teen~ to #senioritis and the anxiety/excitement about going off to college, here are the emotional stages of attending high school.

The Summer Before Freshman YearYou've successfully gotten through junior high, and you couldn't be more excited to start high school. It's only July, and you already have an #OOTD planned for every day of the first week. You're psyched to try out for all the cool sports/clubs, and can't wait to meet new people. You're going to love high school!!

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Freshman YearYou're a little nervous, but you've got this. Sure, you still get lost sometimes, and you bumped into a wall on your way to class because you were staring at a cute upperclassman, but you still love it. You feel so cool now!

Sophomore YearHigh School is the best ever! Your friends are awesome, you love attending all the football games and homecoming, and you're crushing on this super hot junior from third period (he totally stared at you today!). There's nothing better than coming to school and hanging with your BFFs.

Junior YearYou cannot believe you're already a junior, and you'll be a senior before you know it! You're FREAKING out about the SATs. Your parents keep stressing how important your score is, and how you need to study, and it's seriously stressing you out. All you want to do is binge-watch your favorite TV shows on Netflix and forget about school for two seconds. The only thing keeping you going is thinking about how awesome senior year will be!

First Semester of Senior YearYou spend every weekend working on college applications and thinking of ways to get creative with your college essays. The anxiety is insane. What if you don't get into your first-choice school?! Where is the acceptance letter??? Does it really take this long? Everything is a mess, and you barely have time to hang with your friends.

You think you wore those jeans yesterday, but it's fine, you'll just wear a different shirt and no one will notice. Are these considered slippers? Who cares—you're still rocking them to school because they're super comfy. Only a few more weeks. Thank. God. Ugh, it's time for last period algebra, aka time to hide in the back of the class and take a nap. The #senioritis is real. How many more days until graduation again?

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Graduation DayYou don't want to go. You're going to miss your friends. This is the saddest day ever!

But you finally did it! There's no better feeling than walking across that stage to get your diploma, and throwing your cap up in the air. Peace out, HS!

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